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Unaccredited varsity programmes: Adutwum calls for emergency meeting with VCs

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has called for an emergency meeting with the Vice-Chancellors of the University of Ghana and Kwame Nkrumah...

I think we should have a broader conversation on Free SHS – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says he is open to a broader conversation on access to education, especially the Free Senior High School (FSHS) policy. The conversation,...

Ghana School of Law SRC President officially joins University of North Florida

The Students Representative Council (SRC) President of the Ghana School of Law, Wonder Victor Kutor, has announced his admission to the University of North...

Parent engagement policy to be implemented in schools

Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has said the Ministry would implement a parent engagement policy in the various schools to guide all...

Three private universities receive Presidential Charter

The Methodist, Catholic and Presbyterian University College Ghana have received a Presidential Charter making them full-fledged universities. The charters will now allow the...

US govt partners Ghana to scale up reading programmes

The US Ambassador, Virginia Palmer joined the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum to mark the handing over of 3.7 million additional Basic...

Bosomtwe chiefs honour Education Minister [Photos]

The chiefs and people of Bosomtwe in the Ashanti Region have honoured Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum. This was at a grand durbar...

KNUST has accreditation for only 61 out of 360 programmes offered – Auditor-General’s report

The 2021 Auditor-General’s report has revealed that some academic programmes run by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have no accreditation....

JCR system not abolished; only modified – KNUST

The management of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has clarified that the Council of the institution has not abolished the Junior...

Good news for Ghanaian students abroad

Ghanaian students on scholarship stranded in various institutions abroad can heave a sigh of relief. This is because the Minister of Finance has released GH¢100,000...

GES sends SoS message to WASSCE candidates

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has congratulated the 2022 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) candidates as their exit examination begins today, August 29. The examination is...

I knew I’ll fail – Obaapa Christy on why she abandoned BECE results

Ghanaian gospel musician Obaapa Christy has revealed that she did not go for her Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results because she knew she...

KNUST SRC President ordered to step aside

The Students' Representative Council (SRC) President of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Michael Adofo Abuah, has been asked to step...

Annor Adjaye SHS gets Tullow’s 16-unit 570-bed capacity dormitory block

The lead operator of the Jubilee and TEN oil fields, Tullow Oil Ghana, has presented a fully furnished new 16-unit dormitory block to Annor...

Tarkwa SHS launches 60th anniversary

As part of its 60th anniversary celebration, Tarkwa Senior Secondary School (TARSCO) Past Students Association (TARPSA), in conjunction with the Board of Directors of...

Musician Worlasi lectures at University of Ghana

Ghanaian music performer, Worlasi, on Monday was a guest lecturer at the University of Ghana (Legon), Accra. He was at the premier university's English Department...

Akufo-Addo’s appointee accused of branding BECE mock exams paper with own photo

Adomonline.com has sighted a private mock examination paper meant for final year Junior High School (JHS) pupils branded with the photo of the Chief Executive...

Govt being insensitive to students – CHASS

The Northern Regional Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has accused the government of being insensitive to students. This is...

Teachers in nursing training colleges suspend strike

The Nurse Educators Group (NEG) has suspended its ongoing strike action intended to press home its demands. NEG, a specialised group of nurse educators, under...

NSMQ’s Francisca starts Harvard University Pre-med after rejecting Cornell, Stanford and NYU

The 2021 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) poster girl, Francisca Lamini, has started her pre-med programme at Harvard University in the US. The former...

WAEC beefs up security as WASSCE starts

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says it has tightened up its security apparatus as this year’s West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)...

Teacher unions urge GES officials due for retirement to vacate post

Teacher unions in the country have asked the Deputy Director of Management Services at the Ghana Education Service (GES), Anthony Boateng, along with other...

Faceless NPP members seeking my downfall – Education Minister

Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has indicated that certain faceless New Patriotic Party (NPP) members are seeking his downfall at the Ministry...

Beyi W’ano: 250 Ghanaian students on govt scholarships stranded in Morocco share ordeal

Some 250 Ghanaian students on government scholarships in Morocco have been rendered homeless over delay in the release of their stipend. The stipend between $250...

Education Ministry takes delivery of textbooks tomorrow

The Ministry of Education will take delivery of 3,742,624 textbooks from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) tomorrow. In all, 11,135 schools under...

Education Ministry gives final demand notice to TANIT Limited

The Education Ministry has sent a final notice to an information technology company, TANIT Ltd, demanding a refund of an amount of GH₵859,115.46. According to...

Katanga-Conti clash: KNUST constitutes fact-finding committee to investigate clash

The Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) says it has constituted a fact-finding committee to establish the cause of...

Old Vandals vow to resist Commonwealth Hall conversion

The Old Vandals Association (OVA) of the University of Ghana has strongly warned the authorities from converting the all-male hall into a graduate mixed-hall...

Latest on Conti-Katanga clash

The University Relations Officer (URO) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has revealed the attack on students of Unity Hall by...

Education Ministry chasing Tanit Ltd to refund over ¢800k after it failed to deliver contract

The Education Ministry has started moves to ensure that Tanit Ltd, an IT Company, which it contracted to provide digital teacher training content and...

5 new regions to get universities – Bawumia

The government is to establish universities that will focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in five of the newly created regions,...

UG launches project to advance women in STEM education

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, has launched a project to advance women in Science Technology Engineering and...

Did Adutwum cook up report on $1.2m Galop project?

It has emerged that the Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, presented what is suspected to be a fictitious report supposedly to convince...

Commonwealth-Mensah Sarbah Hall clash: Vandals Hall Master, Senior Tutor suspended

The Management of the University of Ghana has suspended the Hall Master and Senior Tutor of the Commonwealth Hall for their inaction that caused...

Hilla Limann Technical University defaults in employees pension contributions

The management of the Hilla Limann Technical University in Wa has failed to pay statutory Tier One and Two pension contributions of some casual...

We use torchlights to learn at night – Krobo Girls SHS students [Video]

https://youtu.be/_OAcbZWd6js Just like townfolks in the Yilo and Manya Krobo municipalities, students of Krobo Girls Senior High School (SHS) at Odumase are suffering the brunt of...

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation donates science textbooks to deprived basic schools at Akrofuom District

The Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation, in pursuit of improving the quality of life of Ghanaian children through education, has donated science textbooks and...

Yankye teachers threaten boycott over ‘shit bombing’

Teachers of D/A Primary School at Yankye in the Asunafo South District of Ahafo Region have threatened to boycott classes over residents turning the...

Students use UV light to cheat in exams – KNUST research reveals

The skin or clothes have traditionally been used by many students to aid in cheating during examinations. In addition to these, most invigilators are aware...

KNUST to suspend final-year student over alleged rape

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has activated processes to suspend a final-year Business Administration student standing trial for allegedly raping...